12.6 - Sukkah Daf 14 B (19 lines Up)

Today’s learning sponsored Sponsor a day's learning (thousands of minutes!) for only $72 click here Summary We learned: If they [boards that are 4 tefachim wide and thus disqualified* as schach because of gezeiras tikrah] are stood up on their sides [so that they’re now narrow as sticks – regular kosher wooden rods: Rav Huna: It’s possul. Rav Chisda and Rabbah bar Rav Huna: It’s kosher. Rav Nachman was in Sura, Rav Chisda and Rabbah bar Rav Huna came to visit him. They asked him what the law would be in this case, he said: It’s possul. [Since there’s a gezeiras tikrah] they’re considered as metal rods which are possul despite their narrowness. Rav Huna said to them, “Didn’t I tell you so?” They responded that Rav Nachman explained his reasoning. Rav Huna countered that they didn’t ask for his reasoning. A proof to Rav Huna: “A sukkah that does not fit ‘his head, most of his body, and his table’ or that has a breach big enough for a goat to stick his head under the wall, or that was covered by a board of 4 tefachim even though only 3 tefachim are covering the sukkah, it’s possul.” This probably means that the wide board was turned on its side, and we see that it’s possul. Refutation: Perhaps it’s dealing with a board that was placed at the entrance of the sukkah and part of it is jutting out. Schach which extends outside the sukkah is always considered part of the sukkah. Since all 4 tefachim are being used for schach, it is possul. (The sukkah would become possul because it’s only 7x7 tefachim). Click here for the shiur with Tosfos __________ * Tosfos: According to Rav, this discussion is only relevant according to Rabbi Meir, because according to Rabbi Yehuda, such boards are kosher. But the halacha follows Rabbi Yehuda when he debates Rabbi Meir. It thus seems that this discussion is based on Shmuel’s opinion. Later in the gemara Rav’s opinion on this matter is again set aside in favor of Shmuel’s opinion. It thus seems that although generally the halacha follows Rav when he argues against Shmuel in a non-monetary law, here the halacha does follow Shmuel. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate